Top 10 Female Guitarists of All Time
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This is ridiculous…everyone knows chicks cant play for shit. There will NEVER be a female Hendrix. Females lack intensity making them mediocre at best.
There's women guitarists and then there's Lita.
I'm quite surprised seeing that Tracy Chapman was completely forgotten in this list.
Suzi Quatro??
Dude… lzzy hale, halestorm, she doesn't get a spot, but come on? Honorable mention was deserved
The Pete Seiger book is actually all you need to learn guitar, its so well done, by the way 90% of the musicians you hear are self taught and don't read music.
Joan Jett, not only the best female rocker, one of the best Rockers ever, go see Her live, She will rock your ass off.
Yeah Lita Ford, great choice.
Do NOT play Sister Rosetta Tharpe cheap…she is considered by many (including myself) as the Grandmother of Rock and Roll!
Mary Ford not on this list is a Felony, she kept up with Les when they played and that says something right there, yes Les Paul, the guy the guitar is named after
Tina S FTW
orianthi the best, very far undoubltelly…
Well, the list shows no newer female guitar players like Gretchen Menn, Yasi Hofer, Nita Strauss and many more…
#1. Nancy Wilson…#2. Lita Ford….the rest…..
I think Nancy should have been number 1, don't get me wrong, i think lita is an amazing guitarist
where is Nita Strauss???
pj harvey…..?
Lita gave me my first erection and probably my last goddam she can play a guitar queen
Nice to see Lita Ford topping this list. She is so under rated in so many ways so nice to see her come as number one here.
My guitar teacher taught orianthi
Ladies are awesome!! Check out jess Greenburg, her thumbnails are pretty good click bait as she's Gorgeous.. Very sexy!! Once clicked you will be blown away!! She's a red hot Guitarist..
jajaj top ten and they still suck hahahajajaja
…and the best bimbo award goes to…..
Where is Emily Remler ? For me She one of the best….
where the hell was Pat Benatar?
MORE WOW!!!!
and brody dalle?
They all were good. I knew Joni Mitchell, Bonmie Raitt and Lita Ford but the others I didn't
Why shouldn't they be virtuosos or the best guitarists ever? Is that because they are women? If feminism is to shine through and stand for equality and coexistence with men, everyone needs to realize that it still takes effort to be the best.
Emily Remler?
Not only is Nancy Wilson the best, but in the late seventies, she very well could've been the hottest girl on the planet! I think she's in her sixties now, and still very good looking.
I strongly object with your top pick because Nancy Wilson has no precedence when it comes playing guitar. Did you ever see her cover Led Zepplin's Stairway to Heaven in there honour? It was a classic!
Tash Sultana is one to watch,fucking hell the women is a genius on the guitar,one of the nicest tones ive ever heard
Guess they never heard the Great Kat
Kim Deal
someone knows what it's the song that carrie brownstein plays with her band?
Top ten female bassists!
Susan Tedeschi can out play any woman on this list and she didn't even get an honorable mention, Watchmojo you suck.
poison ivy the cramps
Charo?
Four words:Â The Commander in Chief
You guys should do a best female base players–Suzi Quartro blazed the way for Ford/Jett and others on this list
Do, I agree with your list? (you asked) No!
Kim Kyuhee! Unless classical isn't included.
GREAT KAT!
no way Lita Ford's better than orianthi…
Wendy Melvoin???
Lenna Piret Trinnu and the Crew from Vanilla Ninja also Girls Aloud
my pick is nancy wilson love her style